February 3, 2006

Government & Politics In Brief

By KARIN FISCHER

TOUGHER STANDARDS: A high-school diploma would no longer be enough to gain admission to one of Ohio's four-year universities, if the Ohio General Assembly adopts rigorous standards proposed by Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican. In his state-of-the-state address, Governor Taft laid out a tough new curriculum that would be a prerequisite for acceptance into a four-year institution, beginning with students now in the seventh grade. Most postsecondary remedial course offerings would be limited to

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